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Billups Phinizy

• Birth*: He was born on 27 February 1861 in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia.¹
• Marriage*: He married Nellie Gretter Stovall, daughter of Bolling Anthony Stovall and Martha Smithey Wilson, on 21 April 1886 in Athens, Clarke County, Georgia.¹
• Death*: He died on 25 October 1927 in Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, at age 66.¹

• Last Edited: 22 Sep 2002

Nellie Gretter Stovall

• Father: Bolling Anthony Stovall¹ b. 19 Aug 1827, d. 24 Aug 1887
• Mother: Martha Smithey Wilson² b. 15 Jan 1836, d. 1 Feb 1906

• Birth*: She was born on 9 March 1864 in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia.³
• Marriage*: She married Billups Phinizy on 21 April 1886 in Athens, Clarke County, Georgia.³
• Death*: She died on 9 October 1949 in Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, at age 85.³

• Last Edited: 22 Sep 2002

Jenny _____

• Birth*: She was born circa 1729.¹
• Marriage*: She married George Clopton, son of William Clopton and Joyce Wilkinson.¹
• Death*: She died on 17 December 1795 in Richmond, Virginia.¹

• Last Edited: 22 Sep 2002

Mary Clopton

• Father: George Clopton¹ b. 14 Jan 1723
• Mother: Jenny _____² b. c 1729, d. 17 Dec 1795

• Birth*: She was born circa 1757.³
• Marriage*: She married William Hewlett on 2 July 1772.³
• Death*: She died on 24 February 1820 in Richmond, Virginia.³

• Last Edited: 22 Sep 2002

William Hewlett

• Birth*: He was born on 21 December 1749.¹
• Marriage*: He married Mary Clopton, daughter of George Clopton and Jenny _____, on 2 July 1772.¹
• Death*: He died on 15 October 1824 at age 74.¹

• Last Edited: 22 Sep 2002

Martha Clopton Hewlett

• Father: William Hewlett¹ b. 21 Dec 1749, d. 15 Oct 1824
• Mother: Mary Clopton² b. c 1757, d. 24 Feb 1820

• Birth*: She was born on 24 April 1785 in Hanover County, Virginia.³
• Marriage*: She married Robert Scott Smithey on 15 November 1809 in Virginia.³
• Death*: She died on 18 September 1849 in Richmond, Virginia, at age 64.³

• Last Edited: 22 Sep 2002

Robert Scott Smithey

• Birth*: He was born on 3 April 1774 in Richmond, Virginia.¹
• Marriage*: He married Martha Clopton Hewlett, daughter of William Hewlett and Mary Clopton, on 15 November 1809 in Virginia.¹
• Death*: He died on 6 April 1812 in Richmond, Virginia, at age 38.¹

• Last Edited: 22 Sep 2002

Mary Jane Smithey

• Father: Robert Scott Smithey¹ b. 3 Apr 1774, d. 6 Apr 1812
• Mother: Martha Clopton Hewlett² b. 24 Apr 1785, d. 18 Sep 1849

• Birth*: She was born on 13 November 1813 in Richmond, Virginia.³
• Marriage*: She married Dr. Alexander Erwin Wilson on 10 November 1834 in Richmond, Virginia.³
• Death*: She died on 18 September 1836 in Kuruman, South Africa, at age 22.³

• Last Edited: 22 Sep 2002

Dr. Alexander Erwin Wilson

• Birth*: He was born on 11 December 1803.¹
• Marriage*: He married Mary Jane Smithey, daughter of Robert Scott Smithey and Martha Clopton Hewlett, on 10 November 1834 in Richmond, Virginia.¹
• Death*: He died on 13 October 1841 at age 37.¹

• Last Edited: 22 Sep 2002

Martha Smithey Wilson

• Father: Dr. Alexander Erwin Wilson¹ b. 11 Dec 1803, d. 13 Oct 1841
• Mother: Mary Jane Smithey² b. 13 Nov 1813, d. 18 Sep 1836

• Birth*: She was born on 15 January 1836 in Kuruman, South Africa.³
• Marriage*: She married Bolling Anthony Stovall on 19 September 1856 in Washington, D.C.³
• Death*: She died on 1 February 1906 in Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, at age 70.³

• Last Edited: 22 Sep 2002

Bolling Anthony Stovall

• Birth*: He was born on 19 August 1827 in Sparta, Hancock County, Georgia.¹
• Marriage*: He married Martha Smithey Wilson, daughter of Dr. Alexander Erwin Wilson and Mary Jane Smithey, on 19 September 1856 in Washington, D.C.¹
• Death*: He died on 24 August 1887 in Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, at age 60.¹

• Last Edited: 22 Sep 2002

Claude A. Howse

• Marriage*: He married Molly Ruff.

• Last Edited: 24 Sep 2002

Molly Ruff

• Burial*: Interment was in Cooper, Delta County, Texas.¹
• Marriage*: She married Claude A. Howse.

• Last Edited: 24 Sep 2002

David Young Norman

• Birth*: He was born on 17 June 1892 in Bell County, Texas.^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Cecil Velma Glaze on 24 December 1911.¹
• Death*: He died on 24 August 1976 at age 84.^3,1
• Burial*: Interment was in Mount Hope Cemetery, Anson, Jones County, Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 27 Sep 2002

Cecil Velma Glaze

• Birth*: She was born on 3 October 1893 in Collin County, Texas.^1,2
• Marriage*: She married David Young Norman on 24 December 1911.¹
• Death*: She died on 15 December 1980 at age 87.^1,3
• Burial*: Interment was in Mount Hope Cemetery, Anson, Jones County, Texas.¹

• Note*: She was living in Kingsland, Texas when she died.⁴

• Last Edited: 27 Sep 2002

Sarah Fortson Murray

• Father: William Thomas Murray¹ b. 13 Feb 1844, d. 12 Jun 1893
• Mother: Sarah Allen Fortson² b. 16 Dec 1847

• Birth*: She was born on 4 March 1872 in Lincolnton, Lincoln County, Georgia.³
• Marriage*: She married John Presley Jennings.³
• Death*: She died in 1950.³

• Last Edited: 25 Sep 2002

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

John Presley Jennings

• Birth*: He was born on 27 November 1870 in McCormick, McCormick County, South Carolina.¹
• Marriage*: He married Sarah Fortson Murray, daughter of William Thomas Murray and Sarah Allen Fortson.¹
• Death*: He died in 1925.¹

• Last Edited: 25 Sep 2002

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Frances Murray Jennings

• Father: John Presley Jennings¹ b. 27 Nov 1870, d. 1925
• Mother: Sarah Fortson Murray² b. 4 Mar 1872, d. 1950

• Birth*: She was born on 11 October 1909 in Greenwood, South Carolina.³
• Marriage*: She married Earl Alvin Ferguson.³
• Death*: She died in 1986.³

• Last Edited: 27 Sep 2002

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Earl Alvin Ferguson

• Birth*: He was born in 1908 in Seattle, King County, Washington.¹
• Marriage*: He married Frances Murray Jennings, daughter of John Presley Jennings and Sarah Fortson Murray.¹
• Death*: He died in 1939.¹

• Last Edited: 25 Sep 2002

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Charles Finney

• Marriage*: He married Ida May Queen, daughter of David A. Queen and Susan C. Bowden.

• Last Edited: 20 Jan 2011

Eugene Weston ('Tug') Fortson

• Father: Richard F. Fortson^1,2 b. 2 Jan 1813, d. 29 May 1894
• Mother: Nancy Ham^3,4 b. 31 Oct 1812, d. 12 Aug 1887

• Birth*: He was born on 17 March 1850.^5,6
• Marriage*: He married Josephine ('Josie') Thornton.⁷
• Marriage*: He married Rose Kohout.⁸
• Death*: He died in March 1906 in Elbert County, Georgia.^9,10
• Burial*: Interment was in Westside, Crawford County, Iowa.⁷

• Last Edited: 17 Jul 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Rose Kohout

• Birth*: She was born in 1880.¹
• Marriage*: She married Eugene Weston ('Tug') Fortson, son of Richard F. Fortson and Nancy Ham.¹
• Death*: She died in 1972 in Iowa.¹

• Note*: One source gives her name as Rose Koffman and says she was from Iowa.²

• Last Edited: 2 Feb 2003

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Martin Eugene Fortson

• Father: Eugene Weston ('Tug') Fortson^1,2 b. 17 Mar 1850, d. Mar 1906
• Mother: Rose Kohout^3,4 b. 1880, d. 1972

• Birth*: He was born on 7 August 1902 in Iowa.^5,6,7
• Marriage*: He married Dorothy M. Amerine.⁸
• Death*: He died in September 1986 in Iowa at age 84.^9,10

• Last Edited: 26 Dec 2003

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Dorothy M. Amerine

• Birth*: She was born on 26 February 1914.^1,2
• Marriage*: She married Martin Eugene Fortson, son of Eugene Weston ('Tug') Fortson and Rose Kohout.³
• Death*: She died in 1994 in Iowa.³

• Last Edited: 26 Dec 2003

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Elizabeth Chizek

• Birth*: She was born on 2 November 1866 in Prague, Bohemia.^1,2
• Marriage*: She married Jesse Van DeLashmutt, son of Peter Lindsey DeLashmutt and Esther Bartlett Hunt, on 9 March 1882 in the home of the Hon. E. Starbuck, Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa.^3,4,1,5,6
• Death*: She died on 18 January 1943 in her home, Burwell, Garfield County, Nebraska, at age 76.^1,7,2
• Burial*: Interment was on 19 January 1943 in block 12, lot 30, grave 1, Cottonwood Cemetery (alson known as Burwell Cemetery), Burwell, Garfield County, Nebraska.^1,8

• Obituary*: "ELIZABETH DeLASHMUTT
     "Elizabeth DeLashmutt, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Cinterhoff Chizek, was born at Prague, Bohemia on November 2nd, 1866 and departed this life at her home in Burwell, Nebraska, January 18th, 1943.
     "Her first birthday was spent upon the ocean. With her mother and older sister, Mary, she was sailing to America to join the father in the new world which was to be their future home. They first located at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, soon after pushing on westward, setline in Mills County, Iowa, where she grew to young womanhood.
     "March 9, 1882, she was married to Jesse Van DeLashmutt at Glenwood, Iowa. Following their marriage they made their home on a farm four miles south of Pacific Junction, Iowa. It was in this farm that their eight children were born. Their eldest daughter, Pearl, died in early childhood.
     "In 1907 the family moved to a ranch on the Calamus river in Loup County, Nebraska. A home was maintained in Burwell where the family lived much of the time.
     "Although this loved one led a very active life she was never too busy to bestow love and kindness on ones about her. A woman of sterling qualities, she possessed a quiet happy disposition.
     "For more than twenty-five years she was a member of the Burwell Congregational Church. Her Christian associations were very dear to her and her sweet trust and abiding faith in the Higher Power endeared her to all who knew her.
     "For thirty-three years she has been a member of the Royal Neighbors of America.
     "Mr. and Mrs. DeLashmutt have been privileged to enjoy together two very special occasions in their lifetime, one their golden wedding anniversary and the other their sixtieth wedding anniversary.
     "A most devoted wife and mother, she lives to mourn her passing her husband, J. V. DeLashmutt, five daughters, Mrs. Grace Martin of Omaha, Mrs. Esther (A.J.) Meyer of Burwell, Mrs. Lucile (Q) Matthews of Aurora, Mrs. Gladis (H.S.) Brown of Nogales, Arizona, Mrs. Genevieve (Fred) Schnabel of Phoenix Arizona, two sons, Clay of Sidney and Paul of Los Angeles, California, seven grand children and three great grand children. One grandson, Bernard DeLashmutt is now serving in the armed forces in Africa.
     "Mrs. DeLashmutt also leaves four sisters and two brothers and a host of other relatives and friends who will ever hold sacred her memory. Our earthly loss is Heaven’s gain for our loved one has but passed through Glory’s morning gate and now walks in Paradise.
     "Funeral services were conducted from the Congregational Church Tuesday afternoon in charge of the pastor, Rev. Loren Brown. The sextet composed of Mrs. Draver, Mrs. Beynon, Mrs. Cram, Mrs. Johnson, Mr. Ed. Cram and Mr. Tom Banks with Mrs. Wm. McMullen at the piano, sang favorite hymns of the deceased. The entire service was a beautiful tribute to the life of this splendid woman.
     "The following friends served as pall bearers: Pete Hughes, Chet Peterson, Henry McMullen, Paul Banks, Ken Peterson and Richard Banks, bearing her to her last resting place in the Burwell cemetery."⁹

• Last Edited: 17 Feb 2022

Samuel Turman

• Father: George Turman¹ b. 1778
• Mother: Violetta Higginbotham² b. c 1779, d. 1838

• Birth*: He was born circa 1800.³
• Marriage*: He married Mary ('Polly') Fortson, daughter of Richard Fortson and Lucy Tate Arnold, on 20 December 1827 in Elbert County, Georgia.^4,5
• Death*: He died in 1837.⁶

• Note*: He died of bilious fever in early 1837. He and his family moved from Elbert County, Georgia to Harris County, Georgia in the early 1830s.⁷

• Last Edited: 8 Feb 2008

Catherine D. Tate

• Marriage*: She married Tavner Wynn Fortson, son of Richard Fortson and Lucy Tate Arnold, on 2 December 1824 in Elbert County, Georgia.^1,2

• Note*: Her name is spelled Katherine in some records.³

• Last Edited: 6 Oct 2002

Elizabeth D. Tate

• Father: Zimri Tate¹
• Mother: _____ _____

• Birth*: She was born between 1805 and 1812 in Elbert County, Georgia.²
• Marriage*: She married Tavner Wynn Fortson, son of Richard Fortson and Lucy Tate Arnold, on 13 September 1827 in Elbert County, Georgia.^3,4,2
• Death*: She died after 1880 in Rusk County, Texas.²

• Last Edited: 20 Jan 2006

Thomas A. Thornton

• Marriage*: He married Polley Willis on 5 October 1820.¹
• Marriage*: He married Sarah Fortson, daughter of Richard Fortson and Lucy Tate Arnold, on 27 October 1823 in Elbert County, Georgia.²

• Last Edited: 6 Feb 2003

Martha Angeline ('Angie') Almond

• Father: Isaac Almond¹ b. 20 Jun 1796, d. 14 Oct 1873
• Mother: Elizabeth Fortson² b. 25 Dec 1802, d. 13 Jan 1849

• Birth*: She was born on 18 October 1822 in Elbert County, Georgia.³
• Marriage*: She married James Thomas Fortson, son of Richard Fortson and Lucy Tate Arnold, on 4 April 1837 in Harris County, Georgia.^3,4,5,6
• Death*: She died on 1 October 1871 in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, at age 48.^7,8,9
• Burial*: Interment was in Antioch Church Cemetery, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.^10,11

• Note*: • She was from Muscogee County, Georgia, and she and James were cousins.
  • A family history gives 18 Oct 1822 as her birth date, but her Find A Grave says she was born on 15 Oct 1822.^12,13,14

• Last Edited: 16 Dec 2020

Andrew Bonaparte Griffin

• Birth*: He was born in 1800.^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Susan Tate Fortson, daughter of Richard Fortson and Lucy Tate Arnold, in 1832.^3,4
• Death*: He died in 1899.¹

• Note*: He was a judge of the inferior court of Muscogee County, Georgia and later, in 1857-1859, a member of the Alabama Senate representing Russell County. One source gives 1896 as his death date.²

• Last Edited: 22 May 2004

William A. Barham

• Marriage*: He married Mary ('Polly') Fortson, daughter of Richard Fortson and Lucy Tate Arnold, in Harris County, Georgia.^1,2

• Last Edited: 6 Oct 2002

Allen Eiland

• Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Fortson, daughter of Richard Fortson and Lucy Tate Arnold.¹

• Last Edited: 6 Oct 2002

Beverly Allen Thornton

• Father: Thomas A. Thornton¹
• Mother: Sarah Fortson² b. c 1804

• Birth*: He was born on 15 February 1825.^3,4

• Last Edited: 6 Feb 2003

William Richard Fortson Jr.

• Father: William Richard Fortson^1,2 b. c 1800
• Mother: Eliza Lane^3,4 d. 6 Feb 1856

• Birth*: He was born on 16 September 1823 in Elbert County, Georgia.^5,6
• Death*: He died on 23 July 1842 in the home of his uncle, John A. Lane, Washington County, Mississippi, at age 18.⁷

• Obituary*: “DIED—At the residence of his Uncle, John A. Lane, in Washington county, Mississippi, on 23^rd inst., of Congestive Fever, in his 19th year, WILLIAM R. FORTSON, second son of Mrs. Eliza Dortch of this place. He has left many friends and relations to lament his untimely loss, among whom are his Mother, Brothers, and Sisters.”.⁸
• Note*: Another source says he died on 24 Jul 1842 and does not provide the place.⁹

• Last Edited: 17 Feb 2018

Elizabeth Ann Fortson

• Father: William Richard Fortson^1,2 b. c 1800
• Mother: Eliza Lane^3,4 d. 6 Feb 1856

• Birth*: She was born on 17 November 1825 in Elbert County, Georgia.^5,6
• Marriage*: She married Edmund R. Travis on 3 January 1847.^7,8
• Death*: She died on 17 April 1850 at age 24.⁸

• Note*: She lived in Vicksburg, Mississippi in childhood and later lived for a while with her brother, John Thomas Fortson, on the plantation near New Orleans, Louisiana that he acquired in the late 1840s. A niece described her as beautiful in person and character.⁹

• Last Edited: 19 Feb 2005

Edmund R. Travis

• Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Ann Fortson, daughter of William Richard Fortson and Eliza Lane, on 3 January 1847.^1,2

• Last Edited: 19 Feb 2005

Ella Travis

• Father: Edmund R. Travis
• Mother: Elizabeth Ann Fortson¹ b. 17 Nov 1825, d. 17 Apr 1850

• Last Edited: 6 Oct 2002

John Thomas Fortson

Our Lady of the Light Catholic Church, La Luz, N.M., in 2008. John Thomas Fortson is buried in the church cemetery.

• Father: William Richard Fortson^1,2 b. c 1800
• Mother: Eliza Lane^3,4 d. 6 Feb 1856

• Burial*: Interment was in Our Lady of the Light Catholic Cemetery, 14 Kearney Street, La Luz, Otero County, New Mexico.⁵
• Birth*: He was born on 30 June 1821 in Elbert County, Georgia.^6,7,5
• Marriage*: He married Mary Ann Belknap on 6 June 1851.^8,9
• Death*: He died on 4 January 1899 in La Luz, Otero County, New Mexico, at age 77.^5,10

• Obituary*: “La Luz Locals.
  “John Fortson a resident of La Luz died January 3, 1899. Mr. Fortson had resided here for several years, was a good citizen and respected by all who knew him. He was postmaster here for several years but was finally compelled to resign on account of failing health. He leaves relatives in California, but none here.”.¹¹
• Note*: • He lived in Vicksburg, Mississippi as a child and acquired a plantation near New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 1840s. He studied medicine, law, and horticulture; lived as an adult in Louisiana, California, Oregon, and Arizona; was a merchant, teacher, nurseryman, postmaster, lawyer, and county clerk; and for a while even participated in the Virginia City, Nevada gold rush. They had fourteen children.
  • "Post Master Fortson, of Petaluma, has forwarded his resignation to the Post Office Department at Washington. Cause, insufficiency of compensation for services rendered."^12,13,14

• Last Edited: 1 Feb 2020

Mary Ann Belknap

• Death*: She died in Hanford, Kings County, California.¹
• Marriage*: She married John Thomas Fortson, son of William Richard Fortson and Eliza Lane, on 6 June 1851.^2,3

• Last Edited: 7 Oct 2018

Zimri Tate

• Marriage*: He married _____ _____.

• Last Edited: 6 Oct 2002

_____ _____

• Marriage*: She married Zimri Tate.

• Last Edited: 6 Oct 2002

Laura P. E. Fortson

• Father: Tavner Wynn Fortson¹ b. 1804, d. Feb 1864
• Mother: Catherine D. Tate²

• Birth*: She was born in Elbert County, Georgia.³

• Last Edited: 6 Oct 2002

George Turman

• Father: James Turman¹ b. 8 May 1752
• Mother: Martha Seals b. 1754, d. 1812

• Birth*: He was born in 1778.²
• Marriage*: He married Violetta Higginbotham, daughter of Col. Samuel Higginbotham and Jane Satterwhite, in Elbert County, Georgia.³

• Last Edited: 16 Aug 2003

Violetta Higginbotham

• Father: Col. Samuel Higginbotham^1,2,3,4
• Mother: Jane Satterwhite^5,6,7

• Birth*: She was born circa 1779 in Amherst County, Virginia.⁸
• Marriage*: She married George Turman, son of James Turman and Martha Seals, in Elbert County, Georgia.⁸
• Death*: She died in 1838 in Alabama or Georgia.⁸

• Last Edited: 12 Sep 2004

James Turman

• Birth*: He was born on 8 May 1752 in Orange County, Virginia.¹
• Marriage*: He married Martha Seals on 3 May 1772 in Orange County, Virginia.¹

• Note*: He was a soldier in the Revolutionary Army.¹

• Last Edited: 6 Oct 2002

Martha Seals

• Birth*: She was born in 1754.¹
• Marriage*: She married James Turman on 3 May 1772 in Orange County, Virginia.¹
• Death*: She died in 1812.¹

• Last Edited: 6 Oct 2002

George Turman

• Father: Samuel Turman¹ b. c 1800, d. 1837
• Mother: Mary ('Polly') Fortson² b. c 1806, d. 20 Aug 1850

• Last Edited: 6 Oct 2002

James Martin Turman

• Father: Samuel Turman^1,2 b. c 1800, d. 1837
• Mother: Mary ('Polly') Fortson^3,4 b. c 1806, d. 20 Aug 1850

• Marriage*: He married Martha Ann Almira Pruett, daughter of James Madison Pruett and Louisa Feagin.^5,6,7

• Last Edited: 20 Nov 2004

Richard Turman

• Father: Samuel Turman¹ b. c 1800, d. 1837
• Mother: Mary ('Polly') Fortson² b. c 1806, d. 20 Aug 1850

• Last Edited: 6 Oct 2002